The Souls of Black Folk — Page 9

Vocabulary

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a place or context

lời

lời — Words, lyrics, speech or utterance

ca

ca — Song, to sing or perform music

và

và — And, conjunction connecting words or phrases

khuyên

khuyên — To advise, counsel or recommend something

giục

giục — To urge, prompt or hurry someone along

một

một — One, a single unit or item

điệp

điệp — Repetition, recurring element in music or text

khúc

khúc — A musical piece, refrain or chorus section

vang

vang — To resound, echo or ring out loudly

lên

lên — Up, rising or increasing in direction

Tự

Tự — Self, independent or on one's own

Do

Do — Freedom, liberty or free from restriction

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or context

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

giọt

giọt — Drop, a small droplet of liquid

nước

nước — Water; also means country or nation

mắt

mắt — Eye, the organ used for seeing

nguyền

nguyền — To curse, vow or swear solemnly

rủa

rủa — To curse or damn someone angrily

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ông

ông — He, him; respectful term for older man

Đấng

Đấng — Exalted being, used for God or deity

Thượng

Thượng — Supreme, high or upper; used reverently

Đế

Đế — Emperor or God; supreme divine ruler

mà

mà — But, yet; connective or emphatic particle

cầu

cầu — To pray, request or seek earnestly

xin

xin — To ask, beg or request politely

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

cầm

cầm — To hold, grasp or carry in hand

tay

tay — Hand, arm; used in many expressions

phải

phải — Right side; must, have to do something

Cuối

Cuối — End, last or final part of something

cùng

cùng — Together, also; final or extreme point

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

đến

đến — To arrive, come or reach a destination

đột

đột — Sudden, abrupt; used in compound words

ngột

ngột — Sudden, abrupt; paired with đột for suddenly

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving or appropriate for something

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid or frightened

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

giấc

giấc — Sleep, nap; used with mơ for dream

mơ

mơ — Dream, to dream while sleeping

Cùng

Cùng — Together with, along with someone or something

với

với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

cuộc

cuộc — Event, affair, match; classifier for activities

cuồng

cuồng — Frenzied, mad, wildly uncontrolled behavior

loạn

loạn — Chaos, disorder, turmoil or rebellion

dữ

dữ — Fierce, violent, fierce or savage

dội

dội — Intense, violent; to resound or pour heavily

máu

máu — Blood; used literally and metaphorically

đam

đam — Passion, desire; used in đam mê

mê

mê — Passion, obsession or deep fascination

thông

thông — To connect, communicate; fluent or informed

nhịp

nhịp — Rhythm, beat or tempo of music

điệu

điệu — Melody, tune or musical style

ai

ai — Who, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

oán

oán — Grief, resentment or mournful lamentation

chính

chính — Main, principal, correct or official

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative marker; let's or please do

reo

reo — To cheer, shout joyfully or celebrate

hò

hò — To shout, chant or call out together

hỡi

hỡi — O, hey; exclamation calling attention to someone

đứa

đứa — Child, kid; classifier for young children

trẻ

trẻ — Young, child or youthful in age

các

các — Plural marker for people or things

con

con — Child, offspring; classifier for animals

được

được — To be able to, to obtain or receive

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, independently or freely

do

do — Freedom, liberty; because of, due to

Vì

Vì — Because, for the sake of something

mua

mua — To buy, purchase or acquire something

lấy

lấy — To take, get or acquire for oneself

Những

Những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

năm

năm — Year; five; used in time expressions

tháng

tháng — Month; used in time expressions

trôi

trôi — To flow, drift or pass by gradually

qua

qua — To pass, go through or across

kể

kể — To tell, recount or count from

từ

từ — From, since; word or vocabulary item

đó

đó — That, there; referring to something mentioned

mười

mười — Ten; used in counting and numbers

hai

hai — Two; second number in Vietnamese counting

mươi

mươi — Tens digit marker in Vietnamese numbers

bốn

bốn — Four; fourth number in Vietnamese counting

đời

đời — Life, generation or era of existence

sống

sống — To live, alive or raw and uncooked

quốc

quốc — Nation, country; used in compound words

gia

gia — Family, home or national; used in compounds

đổi

đổi — To change, exchange or transform something

mới

mới — New, fresh or recently occurred

phát

phát — To develop, emit or issue something

triển

triển — To develop, expand or grow further

thế

thế — World, situation or in that way

bóng

bóng — Shadow, ghost; ball in sports contexts

ma

ma — Ghost, spirit or supernatural apparition

đen

đen — Black, dark in color or fortune

tối

tối — Dark, night; darkness or evening time

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; continuing unchanged state

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, be seated in a place

ở

ở — To live, stay or be located somewhere

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot or location somewhere specific

quen

quen — Familiar, accustomed or acquainted with something

thuộc

thuộc — Belonging to; familiar, memorized or mastered

tại

tại — At, in; located at a specific place

bàn

bàn — Table; to discuss or deliberate something

tiệc

tiệc — Feast, banquet or celebratory meal

Quốc

Quốc — Nation, country; used in formal compounds

Gia

Gia — Family, national; used in formal compounds

Chúng

Chúng — We, us; they or group of people

ta

ta — We, us; inclusive first person plural

vô

vô — Without, lacking; to enter; prefix of negation

ích

ích — Benefit, use; useful or beneficial to someone

kêu

kêu — To cry out, call or complain loudly

gào

gào — To scream, yell or wail loudly

trước

trước — Before, in front of or previously

vấn

vấn — Issue, question; used in vấn đề

đề

đề — Topic, issue or problem to address

xã

xã — Society, commune or social; used in compounds

hội

hội — Society, association or gathering of people

lớn

lớn — Big, large or great in size

lao

lao — Great, important; labor or to rush

nhất

nhất — Most, number one; superlative marker

này

này — This, these; referring to nearby thing

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural third person pronoun

mang

mang — To carry, bring or bear something along

bất

bất — Not, un-; negative prefix in compounds

kỳ

kỳ — Any, strange or periodic; used in bất kỳ

hình

hình — Shape, form, image or appearance

dạng

dạng — Form, type, shape or variety

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite word

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, beyond or except for something

dây

dây — String, rope, wire or cord

thần

thần — God, spirit, divine or supernatural being

kinh

kinh — Nerve; sutra; capital city; to frighten

vững

vững — Stable, firm, steady or solid

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm or strong

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

Sẽ

Sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

bao

bao — Ever, how much; bag or envelope

giờ

giờ — Hour, time; now or at this moment

run

run — To tremble, shake or quiver with fear

rẩy

rẩy — To tremble or shake; paired with run

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negation for incomplete actions

tìm

tìm — To search, look for or seek something

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract concepts or events

bình

bình — Peace, calm or level; flat and tranquil

yên

yên — Peace, quiet, calm or still

tội

tội — Sin, crime, guilt or offense committed

lỗi

lỗi — Fault, mistake, error or wrongdoing

mình

mình — Oneself, body; intimate pronoun for self

người

người — Person, people or human being

giải

giải — To solve, release, explain or liberate

phóng

phóng — To release, liberate or broadcast freely

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive or find something

miền

miền — Region, area or zone of a country

đất

đất — Land, earth, soil or ground

hứa

hứa — To promise, pledge or vow something

Dù

Dù — Although, even though, despite something

có

có — To have, exist or there is something

nhiêu

nhiêu — How much, many; used with bao nhiêu

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point or issue discussed

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine or of quality

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty or attractive in appearance

thay

thay — To replace, instead; exclamatory particle

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, sorrow; nominalizer for emotions

thất

thất — Failure, loss; seven; used in compounds

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation or to hope for

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound or penetrating in depth

sắc

sắc — Sharp, keen, vivid or acute in sense

phủ

phủ — To cover, overshadow or envelop something

dân

dân — People, citizens or ethnic group

Da

Da — Skin; used in Da Đen meaning Black people

Đen

Đen — Black; dark in color; bad luck

càng

càng — The more, increasingly; comparative intensifier

thêm

thêm — More, additional or to add something

cay

cay — Spicy, bitter or harsh in feeling

đắng

đắng — Bitter in taste or emotionally painful

bởi

bởi — Because, due to; causal preposition

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of something

lý

lý — Reason, principle or logic behind something

tưởng

tưởng — Ideal, thought or to imagine something

đạt

đạt — To achieve, attain or reach a goal

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

hạn

hạn — Limit, deadline or restricted boundary

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at

bị

bị — To suffer, be subjected to passive action

giới

giới — World, boundary, limit or realm

thiếu

thiếu — To lack, be short of or insufficient

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend or know well

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

đơn

đơn — Simple, single, alone or plain

thuần

thuần — Pure, simple, genuine or unadulterated

tộc

tộc — Ethnic group, clan or tribe

thấp

thấp — Low, short or inferior in status

hèn

hèn — Lowly, humble, ignoble or contemptible

Thập

Thập — Decade, ten; used in thập kỷ

kỷ

kỷ — Period, decade; used in thập kỷ

đầu

đầu — Head; first, beginning of something

tiên

tiên — First, fairy or celestial being

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag or stretch out

dài

dài — Long, lengthy in time or space

kiếm

kiếm — To earn, seek or find something

ân

ân — Grace, favor or kindness bestowed

huệ

huệ — Favor, grace or blessing received

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently or as if something

luôn

luôn — Always, constantly or all the time

vừa

vừa — Just, barely or both simultaneously

thoát

thoát — To escape, get away or be free

khỏi

khỏi — Out of, away from; to recover from

tầm

tầm — Reach, range or level of something

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

ngọn

ngọn — Tip, top; classifier for flames or trees

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame or burning heat

cám

cám — Temptation, bran; used in cám dỗ

dỗ

dỗ — To tempt, entice or coax someone

làm

làm — To do, make or work at something

điên

điên — Crazy, mad or mentally confused

đảo

đảo — To overturn, reverse; island; upside down

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide or conduct someone

lạc

lạc — Lost, astray or peanut in Vietnamese

đám

đám — Crowd, group or cluster of people

đông

đông — East; crowded; winter; large crowd

lĩnh

lĩnh — To receive, lead; general or commander